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2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

25 Colleges
$17,273 Avg Salary
$10,950 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 118 degrees and certificates were awarded to personal and culinary services students who went to a Iowa college or university. This makes it the #31 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in Iowa to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Personal & Culinary Services program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for personal and culinary services majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Des Moines Area Community College the most popular school in Iowa for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 66 students majoring in personal and culinary services at DMACC, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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#2

Aveda Institute - Des Moines

West Des Moines, IA

Out of the 25 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Aveda Institute - Des Moines landed the # 2 spot on the list. Aveda Institute - Des Moines is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of West Des Moines.

About 95% of the students majoring in personal and culinary services at the school are women while 5% are male.

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#3

Capri College, Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capri College, Cedar Rapids. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. Located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids, Capri College, Cedar Rapids is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 43 students majoring in personal and culinary services at Capri College, Cedar Rapids, 2% are male and 98% are female.

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#4

PCI Academy-Ames

Ames, IA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at PCI Academy-Ames helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular personal and culinary services schools in Iowa. Located in the city of Ames, PCI Academy-Ames is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#5

Capri College, Davenport

Davenport, IA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Capri College, Davenport helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular personal and culinary services schools in Iowa. Located in the medium-sized city of Davenport, Capri College, Davenport is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#6

Capri College, Dubuque

Dubuque, IA

With a ranking of #6, Capri College, Dubuque did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for personal and culinary services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Dubuque, Capri College, Dubuque is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in personal and culinary services at the school are women while 7% are male.

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Iowa School of Beauty-Des Moines came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa ranking. ISB is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Des Moines.

Of the 26 students majoring in personal and culinary services at ISB, 4% are male and 96% are female.

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The Salon Professional Academy came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa ranking. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, TSPA - Cedar Falls is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in personal and culinary services at TSPA - Cedar Falls, 81% are male and 19% are female.

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#9

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

Kirkwood Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in personal and culinary services at Kirkwood Community College, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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#10

E Q School of Hair Design

Council Bluffs, IA

E Q School of Hair Design came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa ranking. EQ School is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Council Bluffs.

Women make up 85% of the personal and culinary services majors at the school.

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Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 106
Minnesota 81
South Dakota 2
Missouri 79
Nebraska 66
North Dakota 4

Personal & Culinary Services Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 107,895
Culinary Arts 19,806
Funeral & Mortuary Science 2,354
Casino Operations and Services 192
Other Personal & Culinary Services 81

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanic & Repair Technologies 96,336
Precision Production 52,913
Construction Trades 35,794
Transportation & Materials Moving 29,084

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Army Europe Images.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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